Competent
Competent adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Prestigious and competent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prestigious" instead an adjective "Competent".
Prestigious
Prestigious adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Competent and prestigious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Competent" instead an adjective "Prestigious".
Nearby Word: prestige
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Rory was the most academically competent of the group, and could have gotten into numerous prestigious universities, except she had only applied to Yale, which did not accept her.
Source: Film / Accepted -
The trope is also ultimately subverted — despite the big machines and a prestigious MechWarrior academy or two, the Lyran military gets just perhaps the least respect among those of the five major Successor States, due in large part to frequently less-than-competent leadership.
Source: Tabletop Game / BattleTech
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